Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-17
NEWS OF THE DAY

Iopis Jean Enmanusi GonzaIes, the
French author. is dead.
Gsn. Boulanger is reported to have adj
mitted the Justice OF his punishment.
TIE New YORK Graphic has bsen sold TO
q syndicate Of wealthy republicans, and WIZ
hereafter be conducted as republican pa
PEI.
The proposition fox government tele
graph system Is revived by the transfer oi
ihe, Baltimore end Ohio telegraph to the
Western Union.
AT effort is being made to have the next
pa;ioDal democratic convention be!d in
Washington for which purpose is proposed
to build a large hall.
The grand jury of San Francisco has iu-
dcted the Apache chief. Geronimo, on @
charge of murder, and efforts will be made
to take him to that city for trial.
The sixth game for the. worlds champion
ship between the Detroit and st. Louis
clubs played ct New York Saturday, Was
won by the Detroits by score of9 TO 0.
1t is understood tia. the department of
ius,ice ct Ottawa, Ont., vii! issue wsrraus
today for the ex,radilion of c. E. Clinediss,
OF Virginia, now in jail at B.antford for for
gerry.
There was one death and four new cases
ofyeIlow fever at Tampa, Fla, yesterday.
Tie Jacksonville boald CT health deny the
truth Of The reports regarding the sanitary
condition OF East Florida.
A large dwelling upon the Dudey Ferry
estate, just across the Ma'apon frcm West
Point, belonging to VIM. G. Brooks, was
burned Friday night. There was no in
surance.
The supplies Of anthracite coal on hand
at tidewaler shipping points are smaller than
ever before known at thia season of the year
The Reading Railroad Company has only
GO 600 tons on its whsrves. which is not
more than one days supply.
The passenger station On the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad ct Charlestown, w. Va
was destroyed by fire yesterday morning g!
three o'clock. The fire originated in the
waiting room. Nothing in the building WAS
saved, and all the records, books and furni
ture of the station were Destroyed. The
loss is estimated ct $1,000; insurance 81 900
Previous to the BE- pquet to the President
at Milwaukee, twenty society ladies' were
admitted to the hall to obtain a private
view, and after they left it was found that
ten Of the hand painted menu and toast
cards prepared for the occasion st cost o.
| 81 so each had disappeared. Mrs. Cleve.
lands was gone, and one given her By for
tungte guest was stolen from her before she
left the room.
A fox chase near Washington Saturday
came TO an unexpected end by the fox turn
ing tail and making for the city. Spying
the open door OF the Eighth Precinct Sta
ton. house, OF n street, near Ninth, the
willy animal dashed into the place. Finding
that he could not escape by the back way
he went upstairs among the sleeping police
msn. For time there was lively scraIn
bic. Mr. Mills, the keeper of the hounds
had bis fnger bitten before he could secure
tho animal.
DR.. E. L. Wager. prominent physician
living near Charlestown, w. Va, met with
g serious and probably fatal accident Sa;ur-
day morning while at q sewmill on his farm.
laborer at the mill in removing board
allowed it to strike the saw which hurled it
in the air with great force. Ia descending
the board struck the Doctor ard knocked
him senseless On examination it was
found that his neck vas SO badly cut as to
almost sever the windppe. He Yves other
wise badly Injured. Little hope Of his re-
covery is entertained.